A Covid-19 active case detection exercise in progress. – File photo
KUCHING (Oct 13): Three more new Covid-19 clusters have been declared in Sarawak today, including one involving an immigration detention depot in Bekenu in Subis called the DTI Bekenu Cluster, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said
SDMC said in its Covid-19 daily update that all 48 individuals were tested positive from the DTI Bekenu Cluster thus far, of which were newly reported today.
The committee also said that the depot, located at Jalan Coastal Bintulu-Miri, is currently under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO).
The two other clusters were both detected in Limbang involving residents from longhouses in two separate areas.
One of them, dubbed the Menuang Cluster, had resulted in 18 infections out of the 83 individuals screened.
The cluster involved residents at a longhouse located at Menuang, said SDMC, adding that one of the positive cases was newly reported today.
The other cluster called Ensurai Cluster, which was traced back to a longhouse at Ensurai, Medamit, saw 19 infections, including two newly reported ones today.
A total of 220 individuals have been screened where in addition to the positive cases, 201 were tested negative for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, wo clusters have ended today after no new cases were detected from them in the past 28 days.
They are the Sebayang-Stalun Cluster in Limbang and the Pasar Matu Cluster in Matu.
SDMC said that six out of the current 66 active clusters recorded an increase of 55 new positive cases.
Besides the three new clusters, the other three were the Opar Cluster in Bau with four cases; Sibuluh-Nowang Cluster in Bau (3); and Pinang Jawa Cluster in Kuching (1).
On another development, SDMC said four longhouses in four districts have been imposed with the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO).
The EMCO for Rh Suting, Punggu Dadak in Sri Aman; Rh Francis, Lidong, Skrang in Lubok Antu; and Rh Bansa, Sg Selangan in Sarikei will start from today until Oct 22 while Rh Intai, Menuang in Limbang will be under EMCO from tomorrow until Oct 23.
SDMC added that the EMCO Rh Ruekeith Jampong, Langkang Ili, Engkilili in Lubok Antu has been extended for another four days starting today until Oct 16.
The committee also announced that the EMCO for four localities in two districts have ended.
The EMCO for Rh Baba Owin at Pasa Baroh, Rh Roy at Tembawai Lubok, and Rh Mubok at Tanjung Paoh in Betong ends today while Senandung Masyhur Sdn Bhd Plantation at Jalan Matu-Igan in Matu will have its EMCO lifted tomorrow.